They were words spoken by FDR.
They are words that I do not take lightly as I start on my new adventure. Last night, I was elected the newest member of the Board of Directors of Brookfield Homeowners Association.
They told me that no one ever wants to be on the 3 person board and I finally stood up as everyone just looked at each other. I figured, why not? It cannot be any worse than hosting a tournament of 50+ teams of crazy softball girls and parents for three days. Or being on the board of directors for Lancaster Youth Softball Association (LYSA).
Of course, as luck would have it, two more people also ran. One served on the board back when they were still building homes with the builders. The other had been in the neighborhood since 2003. Both also had more wisdom on their side in age. I figured I was home free and no one would vote for me. Heck...I even debated if I wanted to vote for myself or if I should vote for one of the others. I really felt I shouldn't vote for myself, like in the high school days were you couldn't nominate anyone off of your team. But, I wanted at least one vote.
Ha! As fate would have it, I was voted into office. It was weird, I won. Maybe if my college days had not been too crazy, maybe I could run for a public office. Kidding, Kidding!
So, as of today, I have officially become a board member and had to vote to approve a landscape plan for a home owner that included a shed. I suppose I should dig out those rules and read them. Clearly I have not followed them as I just planted my plants where ever I saw fit that was both pleasing to the eye and maintained the drainage flow of the yard.
Let the good times begin. It is a two year term with quarterly meetings and then more done by way of email.
May I always make the right decision.
As for training...after work tonight, it is a cross training day so it is a walk to Walgreen's to pick up my prescription. A little shy of 3 miles tonight.
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